Home-made Toys for Girls and Boys Wooden and Cardboard Toys, Mechanical and Electric Toys

"Home-made Toys for Girls and Boys" by A. Neely Hall is a hands-on guide from the early 1900s on building your own playthings. The book teaches kids how to be inventive by constructing toys out of everyday stuff like wood and cardboard. You can discover how to make all sorts of things, from easy spinning toys and flying kites to awesome dollhouses and boats that move, teaching you to be creative and make the most of what you have. At the beginning, the book explains why it's cool to make your own toys, like firing up your imagination, making toys that last longer, and feeling super proud of what you've built. Hall wants to show kids and parents that you don't need fancy store-bought toys to have fun, because the best toys are often the ones you make yourself from simple things you find at home—the book gets you ready for the easy directions that are coming up.